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Malé Atolls vs Negril

Malé Atolls and Negril, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture — everything you need to break the tie.

Malé Atolls guide · Negril guide · How we score

By the numbers

Malé AtollsNegril
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog53
Average guest rating★ 4.7★ 4.5
Nightly rates$500–$800+/night$300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 52 of 3
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–NovemberMay–June and September–November
Sweet spotJanuary–MarchDecember–April — with a sunset every night of the year
Best forFirst Maldives trips, shorter stays, red-eye arrivalsBeach purists, couples, long unhurried stays

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Malé Atolls resorts
Malé Atolls
Map of Negril resorts
Negril

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Malé Atolls — high °F868788888786868686868686
Negril — high °F838384858789898988878684
Malé Atolls — rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0
Negril — rain (in)0.80.60.71.34.23.82.63.85.57.03.21.4

Approximate climate normals for Malé and Seven Mile Beach — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Malé Atolls

  1. 1.Club Med Kani — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Gili Lankanfushi — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort — South Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Club Med · Gili Lankanfushi · Anantara

Full Malé Atolls guide

Best of Negril

  1. 1.Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.6
  2. 2.Couples Swept Away — Negril, Jamaica · ★ 4.5
  3. 3.Sandals Negril — Negril, Jamaica · ★ 4.5

Chains here: Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts · Couples Resorts · Sandals Resorts

Full Negril guide

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